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C/1966 P2 (Barbon)

Basic Information of C/1966 P2 (Barbon)

Orbital Elements

Parameter Value
Orbit type C
Perihelion distance (AU) 2.015553
Eccentricity 0.997609
Inclination (deg) 28.881200
Longitude of ascending node (deg) 166.524400
Argument of perihelion (deg) 137.135000
Epoch 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000
Reference , MPC orbital elements
Period (years) 24474.958821

Latest Perihelion

Field Value
Date (UTC) 1966-05-20T18:35:16.800
Period (years) 24474.958821

Magnitude

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Ephemeris

Date (UTC) RA (J2000) Dec (J2000) Δ (AU) Motion (arcsec/hr) Dir (deg) Nearest HIP Dist (arcmin)
2025-11-21 07:12:46.45 -02:49:43.4 82.275 1.26 250.5 HIP 34815 16.25
2025-11-22 07:12:44.54 -02:49:53.6 82.266 1.28 251.4 HIP 34815 16.25
2025-11-23 07:12:42.60 -02:50:03.4 82.256 1.30 252.2 HIP 34815 16.26
2025-11-24 07:12:40.62 -02:50:12.9 82.247 1.32 253.0 HIP 34815 16.28
2025-11-25 07:12:38.60 -02:50:22.2 82.238 1.33 253.8 HIP 34815 16.31
2025-11-26 07:12:36.55 -02:50:31.1 82.229 1.35 254.5 HIP 34815 16.35
2025-11-27 07:12:34.46 -02:50:39.8 82.221 1.37 255.3 HIP 34815 16.41
2025-11-28 07:12:32.34 -02:50:48.1 82.212 1.39 256.0 HIP 34815 16.47
2025-11-29 07:12:30.19 -02:50:56.2 82.204 1.40 256.7 HIP 34815 16.55
2025-11-30 07:12:28.00 -02:51:04.0 82.196 1.42 257.4 HIP 34815 16.63
2025-12-01 07:12:25.78 -02:51:11.4 82.188 1.44 258.0 HIP 34815 16.74
2025-12-02 07:12:23.53 -02:51:18.6 82.180 1.45 258.7 HIP 34815 16.85
2025-12-03 07:12:21.25 -02:51:25.4 82.173 1.47 259.3 HIP 34815 16.98
2025-12-04 07:12:18.94 -02:51:31.9 82.166 1.48 260.0 HIP 34815 17.12
2025-12-05 07:12:16.60 -02:51:38.1 82.159 1.50 260.6 HIP 34815 17.28
2025-12-06 07:12:14.23 -02:51:44.0 82.152 1.51 261.2 HIP 34815 17.45
2025-12-07 07:12:11.84 -02:51:49.6 82.145 1.51 261.2 HIP 34815 17.64